I just read this over at Afrobella(http://afrobella.com/2008/08/04/small-businesses-need-love-too/), and I find it quite disturbing, especially when there are so many wonderful body care companies that could never afford to pay FDA fees, please pass this along to all of those you know who buy from or run a business where they make & sell their body care products. If something like this ever passed, I would try my hardest to boycott large body care companies!
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FDA Globalization act of 2008

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration is trying to draft a law that would have every handmade cosmetic product treated basically in the same way that a drug like Tylenol is. That would mean that all of the body butters, hair conditioners, lip balms, and shower gels produced by up and coming businesses would have to get approved by the FDA before they can be sold. To do that, these companies would have to purchase licensing and registration fees, which can cost up to $12,000.

Click here to Read More: http://energycommerce.house.gov/FDAGlobalAct-08/index.shtml

Click here to Watch The Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW9SlqiA_DI

Click here to Sign The Indie Business petition to oppose this law: http://www.indiebusinessblog.com/indie_business/2008/06/stop-the-fda-gl....